Despite the success and popularity, there is always a downside: the complaints that any fandom or community will always have with no sense of time or date. Helldivers 2 is one of those cases where the team behind the game is always answering the most ridiculous things just to make fans happy.
In a recent X post, Johan Pilestedt, the CEO of Arrowhead Game Studios. He was talking about the Fallout series when a very angry user began to reply, asking to fix bugs from Helldivers on a Friday night that was almost a weekend. These types of users did not intimidate Pilestedt.
The Community of Helldivers 2 Can be Very Great, But Sometimes, Can Also be Annoying
Like every live-service game that has an enormous community, not all the decisions of the team will be well-received. But sometimes the fans and players in general think that the developers are some kinds of robots that will fix every bug instantly. Some fandoms are more patient than others and let the teamwork go without major concerns, but often they get the most negative comments.
For Helldivers 2, the same concern, a new chapter in this perpetual back and forth with the community, Arrowhead Game Studios’ CEO Johan Pilestedt was once again annoyed by fans.
While most of us dont want yall working on the weekend, I do think a great many of us would like if the bugs were fixed. Things like only the host being able to do damage over time, or the anti cheat conflicting with peripheral programs like the RGB controller for our M&KB…..
— ☢ Chase ☢ (@420Chase69) April 13, 2024
The game’s director posted on X about the Fallout TV series, and a user replied with something that had nothing to do with the post. This user told Pilestedt to fix the kicking difficulties with any other content.
Direct Answers for Unrespectful Fans
This post by Pilestedt went very viral, and he continued to reply, asking that fans just have patience.
Ofc. The team feels really bad about launching with such a bug. There still is a bit getting used to and stuff to learn when it comes to our ability to keep a cadence that we'd like to see in a LS game.
— Pilestedt (@Pilestedt) April 18, 2024
We are improving.
He made a point by saying that the team is doing the best they can to make everyone happy.
Helldivers 2 had been through very complicated stages, and some players could not even enter the game because the servers were full. The team behind the game resolved this issue permanently. Pilestedt always pays attention to every fan request, but the way users react shows a complete lack of manners. Arrowhead Game Studios has a great team with a lot of content designed to improve the player experience.
In the future, the title will have a lot of new concepts planned, such as new enemies, vehicles, and many weapons to destroy. This is the way to spread democracy. The idea is to release all this content as soon as possible. Fans are eager to see all the potential that Helldivers 2 has to make the whole dynamic change thanks to the new enemies that will reach the game. There are no clues as to when this content will launch.
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